Pluralistic: Bullies want you to think they're on your side (13 Mar 2024)

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Bullies want you to think they're on your side: Bosses (not migrants) take workers' wages, and corporations (not readers) want writers' money.
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Pluralistic: Brinkwhump Linkdump (02 Mar 2024)

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Brinkwhump Linkdump: A varied mixture for the weekend.
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Pluralistic: Lies, damned lies, and Uber (29 Feb 2024)

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Lies, damned lies, and Uber: Uber wants to pay its Toronto drivers $2.50/hour (eh).
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Pluralistic: Hypothetical AI election disinformation risks vs real AI harms (27 Feb 2024)

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Hypothetical AI election disinformation risks vs real AI harms: And those real AI harms are priming people to believe disinformation.
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Pluralistic: Worker misclassification is a competition issue (02 Feb 2024)

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Worker misclassification is a competition issue: Corrupt employers created a market for lemons.
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Pluralistic: Tech workers and gig workers need each other (13 Jan 2024)

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Tech workers and gig workers need each other: Each disenshittifies the other.
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Pluralistic: The REAL AI automation threat to workers (11 Jan 2024)

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The real AI automation threat to workers: The robot can't replace you, but it CAN replace your shitty boss.
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Pluralistic: Housing is a labor issue (13 Dec 2023)

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Housing is a labor issue: The eternal labor September bodes well for the American housing crisis.
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Pluralistic: Thankful for class consciousness (24 Nov 2023)

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Thankful for class consciousness: Eggs, Teslas, airlines, turkeys, and the roof over your head.
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Pluralistic: Naomi Kritzer's "Liberty's Daughter" (21 November 2023)

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Naomi Kritzer's "Liberty's Daughter": The market authoritarianism of a seastead childhood.
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